ms390 advice

[karl1991]

Hi all, been offered a 2009 stihl ms390, any advice for buying this saw?

It is from a friend, not done too much work, just been cleaned and serviced but he says it sometimes smells hot when used?

Any ideas what this problem could be?

Thanks

[spudulike]

Hi all, been offered a 2009 stihl ms390, any advice for buying this saw?

It is from a friend, not done too much work, just been cleaned and serviced but he says it sometimes smells hot when used?

Any ideas what this problem could be?

Thanks

 

Is that the operator or the saw:lol:

 

The saws are semi pro and the biggest drawback with them is that stripping them down is a bit of a mare down to their clam style engine and cumbersome handle/airbox design.

 

They are OK saws, not great but reasonable for semi heavy use. Probably best on an 18-20" bar.

 

The hot smell may just be the oil or lubricant the service engineer has used. Try 10 mins hard cutting with it and see if the clutch/exhaust/top cover is smoking at all.

[karl1991]

Cheers, just ran it through some ash, cuts well, 20" bar, still has 99% of paint on it, tidy machine, does smell hot when you turn it off, no smoke, can't really pin point where its coming from..

It is loud though, not sure if has pin hole in exhaust or if thats normal? Compared to ms460 this 390 sounds louder, but now its mine I'll look at it.